A Room with a View — Page 2

Vocabulary

hatte

Past tense of 'haben'; had

das

Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'

Gefühl

A feeling, emotion, or sense of something

selbstsüchtig

Selfish, acting only in one's own interest

gewesen

Past participle of 'sein'; been

zu

To, too, or toward; multifunctional preposition

sein

To be; infinitive form of the verb

du

Informal second-person singular pronoun; you

darfst

Second-person singular of 'dürfen'; you may/are allowed

mich

First-person singular accusative pronoun; me

nicht

Negation word meaning 'not'

verwöhnen

To spoil or pamper someone excessively

natürlich

Naturally, of course; used to affirm something

musst

Second-person singular of 'müssen'; you must

auch

Also, too, as well; additive adverb

über

Over, about, above; versatile preposition

den

Definite article in accusative masculine; the

schauen

To look, watch, or keep an eye on

Das

Demonstrative pronoun or article meaning 'that' or 'the'

meinte

Past tense of 'meinen'; meant or thought

ich

First-person singular pronoun; I

so

So, thus, in this way; adverb of manner

Die

Definite article feminine or plural; the

Stimmen

Voices; plural of 'Stimme'

der

Definite article masculine nominative; the

Damen

Ladies; plural of 'Dame'

wurden

Past tense plural of 'werden'; became or were

lebhafter

More lively, more animated; comparative of 'lebhaft'

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

wenn

When, if; subordinating conjunction for conditions

man

One, you, people; indefinite pronoun

die

Definite article feminine/plural or relative pronoun; the

traurige

Sad, sorrowful; adjective describing something melancholy

Wahrheit

Truth; the reality or factual state of things

zugeben

To admit, confess, or acknowledge something

will

Third-person singular of 'wollen'; wants

ein

Indefinite article; a, an

wenig

A little, a bit; small amount

gereizt

Irritated, agitated, on edge

Sie

They (plural) or formal 'you'; pronoun

waren

Past tense plural of 'sein'; were

müde

Tired, weary, fatigued

stritten

Past tense plural of 'streiten'; argued, quarreled

sich

Reflexive pronoun; themselves, each other, oneself

unter

Under, beneath, among; preposition of position

dem

Dative definite article masculine/neuter; the

Deckmantel

Cloak, pretense, cover used to disguise true motives

Selbstlosigkeit

Selflessness, altruism, putting others before oneself

Einige

Some, a few; indefinite pronoun/adjective

ihrer

Their, her; genitive/dative possessive pronoun

Nachbarn

Neighbors; plural of 'Nachbar'

tauschten

Past tense plural of 'tauschen'; exchanged, swapped

Blicke

Glances, looks; plural of 'Blick'

aus

From, out of; preposition indicating origin or exit

einer

One of, a; indefinite numeral/article

von

From, of, by; common preposition

ihnen

Dative plural pronoun; them, or formal 'you'

jener

That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ungesitteten

Ill-mannered, uncivilized, rude; adjective in inflected form

Menschen

People, persons, humans; plural of 'Mensch'

denen

Dative plural relative pronoun; whom, to whom

im

Contraction of 'in dem'; in the

Ausland

Foreign country, abroad; outside one's home country

begegnet

Encountered, met; past participle of 'begegnen'

beugte

Past tense of 'beugen'; bent, leaned over

Tisch

Table; a piece of furniture for dining or work

mischte

Past tense of 'mischen'; mixed, interfered, got involved

tatsächlich

Actually, indeed, in fact; adverb of emphasis

in

In, into; basic locative preposition

ihren

Their, her; accusative possessive pronoun

Streit

Argument, quarrel, dispute between people

Er

He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

sagte

Past tense of 'sagen'; said, spoke

war

Past tense of 'sein'; was

erschrocken

Frightened, startled; past participle of 'erschrecken'

wusste

Past tense of 'wissen'; knew

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

Eindringling

Intruder, interloper; someone who intrudes uninvited

ungehobelt

Uncouth, rough, unrefined in manners or behavior

noch

Still, yet, even; temporal or intensifying adverb

bevor

Before; temporal subordinating conjunction

sie

She, they, or formal you; pronoun

ihn

Him; third-person singular masculine accusative pronoun

ansah

Past tense of 'ansehen'; looked at, regarded

alter

Old; adjective describing advanced age

Mann

Man; an adult male person

kräftiger

Strong, sturdy; comparative of 'kräftig'

Statur

Stature, build, physical frame of a person

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

einem

Dative masculine/neuter indefinite article; a, an

hellen

Bright, light-colored; inflected form of 'hell'

rasierten

Shaved, clean-shaven; inflected past participle of 'rasieren'

Gesicht

Face; the front part of the head

großen

Large, big; inflected form of 'groß'

Augen

Eyes; plural of 'Auge'

In

In, inside; locative preposition

diesen

These, those; dative plural demonstrative pronoun

lag

Past tense of 'liegen'; lay, was situated

etwas

Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb

Kindliches

Something childlike, innocent, or child-like quality

obwohl

Although, even though; concessive conjunction

es

It; third-person singular neuter pronoun

Kindlichkeit

Childlikeness, childlike quality or innocence

des

Genitive definite article masculine/neuter; of the

Alterswahnsinns

Senile madness, age-related dementia or delusion

Was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

genau

Exactly, precisely; adverb of exactness

darüber

About it, over it; prepositional adverb

hielt

Past tense of 'halten'; held, stopped, paused

inne

Pause particle used with 'innehalten'; to stop and pause

nachzudenken

To think about, reflect, ponder something carefully

denn

Because, for; causal conjunction or flavoring particle

ihr

Her, their; possessive pronoun or dative of 'sie'

Blick

Glance, gaze, look; a directed act of seeing

wanderte

Past tense of 'wandern'; wandered, traveled, moved

weiter

Further, onward, continuing; comparative of 'weit'

seiner

His, its; genitive/dative possessive pronoun

Kleidung

Clothing, attire, garments worn by a person

Diese

This, these; demonstrative pronoun or article

zog

Past tense of 'ziehen'; pulled, attracted, drew

an

On, at, to; versatile preposition or separable prefix